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CEO Welcome - Newsletter May 2023

Thank you for taking time to read our first newsletter for 2023, where you can read about the launch of our first network battery trial, the latest on our digital twin modelling and some of our large operational projects, as well as our Regulatory Proposal submission and the celebration of a 100-year old pole in Orange.

22 May 2023

Corporate
Digital Twin increases opportunities for renewable energy

Essential Energy has created a digital ‘twin’ of almost all its network, a virtual replica of the physical network and that uses artificial intelligence driven analytics to carry out large scale analysis of the network to determine how it will perform in real life.

22 May 2023

Network
Extra efforts for safety, reliability, and resilience

Our update on extensive efforts to maintain and improve network reliability across our entire network footprint.

22 May 2023

Network
Designing the future of energy together

Essential Energy has submitted its 2024-29 Regulatory Proposal to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER), following a two-year program of customer and stakeholder engagement.

22 May 2023

Corporate
Marking a renewable energy milestone

In February 2023, Essential Energy officially launched its first network battery trial in Sovereign Hills, near Port Macquarie on NSW’s Mid-North Coast. Developed in partnership with AGL, the battery will help manage the growing energy demand in the local community and enable customers to export more solar to our network.

22 May 2023

Future energy
New recruits' excitement at hometown careers

Teams across Essential Energy’s footprint have welcomed the largest cohort of apprentices and trainees ever seen in the business.

22 May 2023

Our people
100 years and standing strong

Former and current Essential Energy staff who were instrumental in preserving the first power pole erected in Orange were recently honoured at a commemorative ceremony in the town.

22 May 2023

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